Arnold Schwemmlein

Arnold Schwemmlein received his B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Juniata College in 2015 and his Ph.D. in plasma and nuclear physics from the University of Rochester in 2021. His graduate thesis work involved the generation of hydrogen beams (¹H, ²H, and ³H) using novel laser ion acceleration techniques for studying nuclear reactions relevant to inertial confinement fusion. Arnold used the OMEGA EP and Multi-Terawatt (MTW) Laser Systems for his experiments and neutron and charged-particle diagnostics. He is now a postdoctorate research fellow in the High-Energy-Density Experimental Group and continues his research involving hydrogen isotopes under extreme conditions. He is developing cryogenic hydrogen targets, metrology procedures, and custom laser drives to precisely control the state of the hydrogen during compression.